Baltimore Teachers Union supports call to halt Common Core consequences
The Baltimore Teacher's Union has called for the district hold off on attaching penalties to schools' performance on the the new Common Core assessments, citing insufficient professional development...
View ArticleMaryland's Fair Share Act is misnamed
Maryland's Fair Share Act is to fair what Liberace is to understated. The 2009 law mandating that all state employees pay union dues regardless of whether they belong to the union is, however, a huge...
View ArticleSparrows Point's local union winding down
The Steelworkers union local at Sparrows Point has been taken over by its parent organization, a standard practice when a steel mill closes. United Steelworkers Local 9477 was put into...
View ArticleNew hospital planned in Havre de Grace on hold pending impact of Obamacare
Officials with the Bel Air-based nonprofit Upper Chesapeake Health are taking a "wait-and-see" stance on planning and building a proposed medical campus and hospital next to the Bulle Rock development...
View ArticleIronBirds roost at the top [Editorial]
In the dozen years since Cal Ripken Jr. and his baseball organization brought the IronBirds to Aberdeen, the short-season team has provided a welcome diversion for many people. There have been...
View ArticleDollar General proposed for northeastern Harford
The three men responsible for building and designing a Dollar General discount retail store in Dublin did not have one visitor for their community input meeting Wednesday evening, other than a reporter...
View ArticleHarford teachers 'work to rule' to call attention to funding dispute
When school begins Aug. 26, Harford County teachers will be planning lessons and imparting them to students, but they will not be doing anything beyond their contractually obligated teaching duties as...
View ArticleHarford breaks ground on new emergency services building Sunday
Harford County government leaders broke ground Sunday afternoon for a new emergency operations facility designed to serve the county's needs for the next 25 to 30 years and it was noted as a "time of...
View ArticleBuilding a place to play in one day
Sammi Nelson-Saunders stood in a crowd of blue and purple shirts, dirt on her hands and a smile on her face. Behind her, music was blasting and flowers were being planted as more than 300 volunteers...
View ArticleCarroll commissioners' common core forum draws a crowd
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners attracted more than 100 people to Carroll Community College Monday night for their four-hour presentation of "differing views" on the Common Core State...
View ArticleNew positions, costs for contract school included in Anne Arundel budget request
Anne Arundel County Interim School Superintendent Mamie Perkins this week unveiled a $1.04 billion operating budget proposal for the next fiscal year, calling for 75 new positions throughout the school...
View ArticleHoward County General Hospital to get new president
Howard County General Hospital said Monday that Steven C. Snelgrove will become president, succeeding Vic Broccolino, who plans to retire Jan. 15 after 24 years of service. Snelgrove has 34 years of...
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